On February 5, 2023 5:22:33 PM UTC, Julian Gilbey <jul...@d-and-j.net> wrote:
>On Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 02:41:08PM +0000, Stefano Rivera wrote:
>> Hi Julian (2023.02.05_10:38:23_+0000)
>>
>> > Why is the current intention not to ship the python3.10 package in
>> > bookworm?
>>
>> Because we aim to have a single Python release supported in every stable
>> release.
>
>I am not suggesting that we revert to having Python 3.10 as a
>"supported version" (that would be a whole separate discussion); I am
>suggesting that we keep just the Python 3.10 interpreter and
>python3.10-venv in bookworm, so that users can use it to run a virtual
>environment if they need to do so.
That would narrow the impact, but it's not free either. The interpreter
packages often need post-release support from the maintainer and the security
team. Someone would also have to triage all the bug reports associated with
Debian user expectations for a Python version in Debian not being met.
Scott K
